DANCE!
Cleaning up 35 years of magazining is painful.
So, obviously, is saying goodbye to the fabulous Production Department trio we’ve* had the opportunity to be, back in the golden days of yore** when we worked together to create a magazine.
So when Melissa stopped by last night, Mel and I stopped our cleaning and sighing, threw a CD (one I had found in a pile of old review submissions), Totally ’80s for Kids, into the computer, cranked up the volume, and danced our saddened hearts out.
P.S. For the record, I am not a fan of ’80s pop, but I have to admit it’s hard to beat for the post-apocalyptic office dance party. Thank you, Kool and the Gang.#
*Managing Editor Melissa Chianta, Staff Photographer/Ad Production Manger Melyssa Holik, and I
**i.e. as recently as the March-April issue, but the uncertainty of the future makes the charmed past seem so long ago
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shoot hoops.
(defying the day’s deadline pressures, computer breakdown, car failure, and renewed fears about family health and money) (arriving at home late, exhausted and emotional, thrilled to discover that Son of the Tough—home from college for the week—has purchased graham crackers, chocolate bars, and marshmallows) build campfires.
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